Well, the dead fish handshakes are people I just don't trust[...]
YUP.
[...] and the ones who try to break bones, they are people who think they have something to prove, so I'm wary of them, too.
heh heh... I may be a duffer, but folks what do that to me are gonna get a surprise. I can still rub hand bones together pretty easy. Never do it on my own, just a hard shake like it oughta be... But I CAN make a point of it if need be.
As a rule, though, those handshakes are a valuable tool in reading someone.
I'd like to keep that in my arsenal.
I have sealed five figure deals over a good, firm handshake.
Yep. every deal I ever made was on a handshake. The paper always came later.
Any moron can break a contract. But folks look down on breaking word.